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Jan 05 2010
Jan 05 2010
JaimeVinas


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Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 4, 2010

Viewed: 501
Comments: 9
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 This shot is part of a series based on Trinity of the Matrix Movies.

Photo specs:
1) Done in a studio setup with a white painted wall as a backdrop.
2) I used 4 strobes. Two infront at 45 degrees and two behind above her at 45 degrees.
3) We used a real machine guns (unloaded).
4) I shot this at F-11 and a shutter of 125 at 100 ISO.
5) model grunged up to look a bit rough and mean (she is really a sweetey in real life)
6) So we had a guy hold the tip of that gun to look like she is firing it. (which I masked out later)

Processing techniques used:
1) did levels at each channel (RGB)
2) DId curves to find true whites and blacks
3) did selective Coloring and darkened the reds a little
4) Dodge the face and burn the hair to bring those out a bit more.
5) made the background pure white by using levels and layers
7) Did selective saturation and selective colors
8) Sharpened the sunglasses and katana.
9) Masked out the guy holding the gun for her.
10) pasted a copy of a machine gun photo firing form a movie clip and did transform and pasted it in.

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 01/06/2010 02:06:15 AM
Very well executed image - I'm sure we're not seeing the best of it at this image size though.
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 01/05/2010 08:11:46 PM
still liking it! how did you get the flamey shot stuff?
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 01/05/2010 03:46:43 PM
Great shot. How about having the flame from the barrel tip be more orange so it shows more?
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 01/05/2010 03:37:43 PM
Great action shot!
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 01/05/2010 02:18:15 PM
i like the series as well. This is very nice.
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 01/05/2010 07:22:09 AM
I really like this series of shots.
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 01/05/2010 07:00:13 AM
i am enjoying this series. the bright red and black off the white works well and gives a very "matrix construct" feel to the image. very cool.
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 01/05/2010 04:09:18 AM
Excellent action shot with perfect lighting. The coat and red/black stripes on the accessories really make it stand out.
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 01/05/2010 03:47:05 AM
I like the harsh whites against the red and black of her outfit. Great use of neg. space.
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